San Pellegrino Limonata

I spent the entire week on the UES with Grandma Tina. I believe this makes me a super hero. My dad and my aunt called me from Argentina on last Sunday to arrange this. The Universe compensated me immediately. On Monday, I took the Chinatown bus back to NYC and I found 80 Liberty Bell stamps on the ground, in the crosswalk at Broadway and 90 something street. It made me so happy. I texted my brother about it immediately, but he didn't respond. Mama Barasch thought it was great, but she was a little jealous. Grandma Tina asked me to give her some. I reluctantly gave her one sheet of stamps. I had an obligation every night this week, so mainly I just slept over at my aunt and uncle's apartment where she is staying. I also had breakfast with her. She found something to complain about every morning. I was really happy when she claimed the toaster "didn't work. It's terrible." This is because it wasn't a personal attack on me.

Other early morning tirades included:

1) 8:15am Thursday: "Why did you drink all of Betsy's Limon drinks??" (I drank two.) She won't have any when she gets home. I said I would replace them. Grandma said I wouldn't be able to find them at a store. I found them in the first store I looked in.

2) 8:00am Thursday: "You can put those in the dryer. You don't have to air dry them. You are just wasting your valuable time. You are making too much extra work for yourself." I explained that the elastic on my delicates (underwear and socks and stockings) wears out quickly if I dry them in the hot dryer. (Repeat. Repeat. Repeat) My thought at the time was pure rage. Later, I wondered why she cares what I do with my laundry enough to yell about it. When I continued to ignore her as I laid 2 months worth of delicates on towels and hangers to dry in the Master bedroom, she eventually relented. (Yes, she followed me into this room to harrangue me.)

3) 8:35am Thursday: "Why do you have so much underwear? It looks like you have 2 months worth in there."

That's one morning. One more morning to go!!! And then I will happily return to Park Slope, Brooklyn.